an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Frank Keating. Pennsylvania – former Mayor of Philadelphia and DNC Chairman Ed Rendell won an open seat held by retiring Gov. Mark Schweiker. Tennessee – former Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Don Sundquist. Wisconsin – State Attorney General Jim Doyle defeated incumbent Gov. Scott McCallum Wyoming – U.S. Attorney Dave Freudenthal won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Jim Geringer. Republican gains Alabama – U.S. Representative Bob Riley narrowly defeated incumbent Gov. Don Siegelman. Alaska – U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Tony Knowles. Georgia – State Senator Sonny Perdue defeated incumbent Gov. Roy Barnes and became first Republican Governor of Georgia since the 1870s. Guam – Territorial Legislative Majority Leader Felix Perez Camacho won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Carl T.C. Gutierrez. Hawaii – Former Maui Mayor Linda Lingle won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Benjamin Cayetano, becoming the first Republican Governor since 1962. Maryland – U.S. Representative Robert Ehrlich won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Parris Glendening, becoming the first Republican Governor since Spiro Agnew in 1966. Minnesota – State House Majority Leader Tim Pawlenty won an open seat held by retiring Independent Gov. Jesse Ventura in difficult, three-way (GOP, DFL and IMP) race. New Hampshire – Businessman Craig Benson won an open seat held by retiring Gov. Jeanne Shaheen. South Carolina – U.S. Representative Mark Sanford defeated incumbent Gov. Jim Hodges. Vermont – State Treasurer Jim Douglas won an open seat held by retiring Gov. Howard Dean. Election results States Territories and federal district Closest races States where the margin of victory was under 1%: Alabama, 0.2% Oklahoma, 0.7% States where the margin of victory was under 5%: Arizona, 1.0% Wyoming, 2.0% Vermont, 2.5% Oregon, 2.9% Tennessee, 3.1% Wisconsin, 3.7% Maryland, 3.9% Michigan, 4.0% Hawaii, 4.6% Massachusetts, 4.8% California, 4.9% States where the margin of victory was under 10%: Georgia, 5.2% Maine, 5.7% South Carolina, 5.9% Arkansas, 6.1% Illinois, 7.1% Kansas, 7.8% Minnesota, 7.9% Iowa, 8.2% Pennsylvania, 9.0% Rhode Island, 9.5% See also 2002 United States elections 2002 United States Senate elections 2002 United States House of Representatives elections Notes References External links Election 2002 – Governor. CNN.